It was a Derby without goals. A game full of amateur mistakes on both sides. While Spalletti thought to dominate the game then Gattuso must of been advising caution. These two premises then led to what became the battle of the defences.
“It was clear that the superiority of Bonucci and Romagnoli on Icardi and his teammates, as well as Skriniar and Miranda against the Rossoneri was the deciding factor in this 0-0. A few times we saw a Milan or Inter player attempt to skip past their defensive opponent and a few times we saw them fail. Gattuso’s men attempted 16 dribbles, while only 7 were successful (Bonaventura leading the stats with 3) but none of them ever lead to anything particularly dangerous. Meanwhile, Inter attempted 19 dribbles but only 8 were successful (D’Ambrosio the superstar fullback completed 4). This shows that if you cannot pass your enemies line via take-ons, then it is difficult to create a lot of chances”.
